In this book, the interaction between the legal basis for recovery of State aid deemed illegal under EU law, and the recovery procedure, governed by national law, is highlighted.

The author discusses issues such as the provisional measures the Commission may take, the contribution of the EU judge and the national judge, provisional judicial protection issues, interim measures and other judicial remedies before the national administrative courts, the cooperation between the European Union and national courts and the relevant “sticking points”, the wide nature of the role of national administrative courts and the emerging involvement of the civil courts.

The analysis is complemented with extensive references to specific literature, and an index of terms.